Early vote count favors Australia’s government being reelected for a second term

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Early vote counting in Australia’s general election Saturday suggested the government was likely to be returned for a second term.

The Australian Electoral Commission’s early projections gave the ruling center-left Labor Party 70 seats and the conservative opposition coalition 24 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives, the lower chamber where parties need a majority to form governments.…

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